Ben Uyeda

Adding curves to design and making projects can seem daunting to beginners. I think a @ryobitoolsusa jigsaw is a DIY friendly tool is a good place to start. I like to draw full scale and then just follow the lines to cut curved shapes I can use directly or as molds. Right now Ryobi Days is happen...

#ad #cabotpartner I made a concrete chair with a wood backrest stained with @cabotstain solid color acrylic stain in Victory Grey. I formed 2 mirrored pieces of white concrete and the wood backrest slides right in. This way I get the durability of concrete for outdoor use with a single piece o...

A @ryobitoolsusa is the power tool I use the most and right now you can get one for free with the purchase of a battery kit. Ryobi has a few big sales a year and one of them is going on now! Head over to @homedepot or look for the link in my highlight Ryobi #ad

Creativity knows no bounds, digital or IRL.@benjaminuyeda blurs the lines of reality by bringing his Minecraft project to life. #ShapeYourWorld

I am carving barstools out of @real.cedar using my @ryobitoolsusa reciprocating saw and angle grinder with a little help from one of my machetes. I used 4 pieces of a very rough 6x6 glued together. This is the first of 3 that are going around my concrete kitchen island and will act as prototypes ...

Playing Minecraft in real life part 4! One of the things I like about @minecraft is that different blocks have different functional properties. In real life I need to make a security fence and I used broken glass to make sparkling bricks as an alternative to barbed wire!#MinecraftPartner

Playing Minecraft in real life part 3! I am collaborating with @minecraft by making functional blocks that can be stacked to create an herb garden that waters itself. I recycled plastic and glass bottles and used the dirt in my backyard to make these garden blocks complete with their own irrigat...

I am making progress on concrete kitchen island. I pre cast a bunch of pieces out of @quikreteconcrete 5000 mix that go around a short 3 wall that put together with my @ryobitoolsusa framing nailer which has an on board air compressor. I carved the barstool out of @real.cedar 6x6 with my angle gr...

Playing Minecraft in real life is something I have been thinking about for a while and when @minecraft reached out for a collaboration I started thinking about how to implement ideas in the game into my physical reality. What I love about the game is that you start with nothing, and you turn the ...

Playing Minecraft in real life Part 1. I get way too much cardboard packaging so I used a collaboration with @minecraft to experiment with transforming packaging into building blocks I can use for my projects. This giant cardboard box got turned into a solid and sturdy cube. Now I can consoli...

AD My friends over @cabotstain asked me to come up with a project that reflects their 2024 Trend of the Year Retreat or as they put it its time to celebrate JOMO (joy-of-missing-out) and embrace the simple and slower lifestyle in your outdoor space. So I made a bench at my new house that is perfe...

Renders for @benjaminuyedaProject Name: Elevated Desert GardenLocation: RESET Hotel Joshua Tree CAInstallation art project for the RESET Hotel that will be made out of 6-foot diameter Concrete Pipes that are 8-feet tall and that will have Palo Verde Trees growing out of the tops.